“Farmers aren’t allow to burn trees but the community can burn whatever they like on bonfires.

“Tyre traders need to be spoken to as well.”

Director of Environmental Services Adrian McPeake explained: “We are working with groups to produce safe bonfires which is continuing practice of the legacy Council. We hope to offer consultation prior to the bonfires and work with these groups to discourage tyres.

“We are hoping to offer skips for unwanted material.”

Councillor Chivers claimed that pallets were being bought with grant money provided by Council.

However Mr McPeake rejected that notion: ”Any funding was for fun days and Council would not grant aid anything to do with bonfires.”